Hi y'all,
New to this forum, and wish we had something like this back in '87 when I first started HTs! I've had over ten procedures done over the years, always whatever I could afford each time, so it's been a long step-by-step process. I always tried to jump-start the new grafts by taking extra vitamins, hair vitamins, whatever, right before and during the recovery process. Once, by accident, I was already using an unusual undenatured whey-protein supplement at the time of one procedure, and my new-hair growth at the 6-week point after surgery seemed much more than normal (lots of 3/4"-inchers). I even went in for a re-check with my doctor who called me his "miracle-patient." I did some research, found some interesting evidence that I might have stumbled onto something, and had the same result a few years later, with a different doctor.
I recently discovered a much cheaper (and better) alternative to the product I had used, and just wanted to share the info. and would be interested to see other results. The stuff I used was "Immunocal," kind of an over-priced product from a multi-level marketing company, but I'm sure this stuff has some unique benefits. The new version I recently found (and tried) is called "Immunplex" from another outfit. I have no tie to this company, by the way, and I've seen several versions of this unusual protein-powder for sale.
I remember how the post-op waiting can be really stressful, and how cool it was to see how lots of new transplanted hairs never fell out, waiting for follicles to re-start. They just seemed to keep growing, and also, I noticed the new growth wasn't fine stuff, but really robust. Seems to be the form of cysteine that undenatured whey-protein provides, or, the benefit of glutathione that's produced from the supplement.
Also, I still have lots of bald-spots and seemed to have run-out of donor-areas, so I'm anxious to learn of new advances in the hair-restoration field, and will post some photos soon.